
2022 – Ilkka Kilpeläinen, Finland, and Herbert Sixta, Austria
For the development and use of novel ionic liquids to process wood biomass into high-performance textile fibres.
Since 1981 the international Marcus Wallenberg Prize has been awarded to laureates for path-breaking scientific achievements contributing to a broader knowledge and technical development. The findings may originate from any of the broad fields of interest to the forest industry – from growing trees and forests to making and using forest-based products.